They are asking them to bring a sleeping bag and sleep on the floor for the evening so no one gets in a car accident etc. going to and from work. Also because, they have to keep the department open on friday.
2006-12-27 14:45:22 · 6 answers · asked by rockies9 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
It has to be! Look up the labor laws in your state!
2006-12-27 14:47:15 · answer #1 · answered by ladybugewa 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The owner can not make it mandatory for you sleep at work. I could see if you had no way to go home; snowing, storm, etc. The law states that the owner is liable for all employee one hour before and one hour after normal working hours. If you are in a car accident he could be part of the law suit.
Normal working hours are one thing, but poor working conditions are another thing. If he was providing housing, food, transportation, that would be OK for you. But what he is doing is covering his butt and not the employees.
I wish I knew what state you are in, I could give you more resources.
2006-12-27 15:01:28 · answer #2 · answered by D S 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Under Federal labor law (see the Fair Labor Standards Act and Title 29, US Code of Federal Regulations, Part 785) your employer can essentially have you work whenever he/she wants/needs you to, as long as he/she is willing to pay for it. If it is strictly voluntary whether or not you stay and sleep at work, your employer would not necessarily have to pay you for the time. However, if your employer is making it mandatory for you to sleep over, either explicitly or implicitly, he/she needs to pay you for those hours at at least the federal minimum wage of $5.15/hour even if you aren't actually performing any productive work during that time - the mere fact that your employer is controlling your whereabouts is enough to obligate him/her to compensate you for your time (by the way - these hour then count towards your 40 hours for the week for overtime purposes). Your employer can not deduct the time you spent actually sleeping, either, unless your regular tour of duty is in excess of 24 hours, and then only if you get 5 full hours of uninterrupted sleep.
Contact the US Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division at 1-866-4US-WAGE for more information or to discuss the specific details of your situation. You can also go on-line to www.dol.gov. And don't ignore the advice to contact your state department of labor, either - your state may have even more restrictive rules (though, if you live in one of the Rocky Mountain states such as Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Idaho, Montana, etc., I kind of doubt they will.....) Hope this helps!
2006-12-27 15:16:38 · answer #3 · answered by Poopy 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i have never heard of a law that says you cant do it, and when it snows out here and we are on snow call some of the guys sleep at work so they dont have to drive home and drive back in the middle of the night which has happened. i dont see anything wrong with it
2006-12-27 14:54:52 · answer #4 · answered by wrenchbender19 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It may be against a labor law, but I'm guessing you may work at a hospital.
2006-12-27 14:54:47 · answer #5 · answered by soulguy85 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Now there is a new one ive never heard. Freaking companies are always trying to pull crap.
2006-12-27 14:54:51 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋